MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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